
Pediatric onset of behcet's syndrome with myositis: case report and literature review illustrating unusual features
Author(s) -
Lang Bianca A.,
Laxer Ronald M.,
Thorner Paul,
Greenberg Mark,
Silverman Earl D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780330317
Subject(s) - medicine , myositis , dermatology , pediatrics , pathology
We report a case of Behcet's syndrome with myositis in a pediatric patient, emphasizing the importance of muscle involvement in the differential diagnosis of calf pain and swelling in Behcet's syndrome. A review of the English‐language literature from 1965 to the present suggests that the clinical picture of Behcet's syndrome in children differs from that in adults, in that there is a lower frequency of ocular disease, and unusual manifestations appear to be more common.